Dear Readers, Important Practice Reasoning Questions with explanation for Upcoming IBPS PO Exams was given here with explanation, candidates those who are preparing for those exams can use this practice questions.

1).
In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to
distinguish between ’strong’ arguments and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments
are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’
arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly
related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.

Statement:
Should the govt. deregulate the retail prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas
and allow the prices to be driven by market conditions?

Arguments:
I.
yes, this will largely help the oil companies to sell their products at
competitive price.

II.
No, the general public cannot afford market driven prices of these products.

III.
Yes, govt. needs to stop subsidizing these products and channelize the money
for developmental projects.

a)Only I and II are strong

b)Only I and III are strong

c)Only II and III are strong

d)All I, II and III are strong

e)None of these

2).
In each question below a statement is given followed by two courses of action
numbered I and II, A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or
administrative decision to be taken for follow-up, improvement, or further
action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. on the basis of the information
given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be
true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s)
for pursuing.

Statement:
Despite all the efforts by the government, thirty cases of polio were reported
in State X as the parents of those children remained uninformed of this drive
against polio.

Courses
of action:

I. Strict action should be taken against
the parents of children affected from polio.

II. Strict action should be taken against
the doctors administering polio drops in the state.

a)If only course of action I
follows.

b)If only course of action II
follows.

c)If either course of action I or
course of action follows

d)If neither course of action I nor
course of action II follows.

e)If both courses of action I and II
follow.

3).
Below in each question are given two statements I and II. These statements may
be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common
cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read
both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly
depicts the relationship between these two statements

(a)
The association of management colleges conducted a combined admission exam for
all the institutes this year.

(b)
As the dates for entrance exam for many management colleges clashed last year,
many candidates complained that they could not appear for a number of entrance
exams.

a)If statement(a) is the cause and statement
(b) is its effect.

b)If statement(b) is the cause and
statement (a) is its effect.

c)If both the statements (a) and (b)
are independent causes.

d)If both the statements (a) and (b)
are effects of independent causes.

e)If both the statements (a) and (b)
are effects of some common cause.

Directions
(Q. 4-8): In each of the question given below, there
are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered 1 and 2.you have to
take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
follow(s) from the given statements.

a)Only (1)conclusion follows

b)Only (2) conclusion follows

c)Either(1) or (2) follows

d)Neither (1) or (2) follows

e)Both (1) and (2) follow

4).
Statements: (a)All
mangoes have juices

(b)
No juice has colour

(c)
Some colours have liquid.

Conclusions:

I.Some
mangoes have colour.

II.At
least some juices have liquid.

5).
Statements: (a)Some
boys are cricketers.

(b)All
cricketers are players.

(c)
Some players are winners.

Conclusions:

I.
Some winners are cricketers.

II.
Some players are boys.

6).
Statements: (a)Some
pencil are pins

(b)all
pins are iron.

(c)
Some iron is element.

Conclusion:

I.Some
element is pins.

II.No
iron is pencil.

7).
Statements: (a)All
fans are AC.

(b)Some
AC are cooler.

(c)
No wind-mill is AC

Conclusion:

I.
No fan is wind-mill.

II.
Some coolers are wind-mills.

8).
Statements: (a)All
apples are Samsung.

(b)No
Samsung is Sony.

(c)
Some apples are Nokia.

Conclusion:

I.
Some Samsung are Nokia.

II.
No apple is Sony.

Directions
(Q. 9-10): A family consist of six members P,Q,R,X,Y and
Z.Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q.P and R are a married couple, Y is
the brother of R. X is the daughter of P.Z is the brother of P.

9).Who
is the brother-in-law of R?

a)P

b)Z

c)Y

d)X

e)Indeterminable

10).Who
is the father of Q?

a)R

b)P

c)Z

d)None of these

e)Indeterminable

Answers:

1).c 2).d 3).b 4).d 5).b 6).d 7).a 8).e 9).b 10).a

Explanation:

1).The
prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas will influence prices of lot of other
basic things. Hence, government subsidize these commodities. Therefore,
argument I is not strong.

Argument
II is strong as the general public cannot afford market driven prices of these
products

Stopping
subsidy and channelizing the money for developmental projects is also strong
argument.

Answer:
c)

2).In
the given statement, it is clearly given that parents of those children were
uninformed about the drive against polio. Hence, neither parents nor doctors
can be held responsible for this. Instead, the agency or company which had
taken up the responsibility of the marketing of this drive should be held
responsible.

Answer:
d)

3).Many
students were not able to appear for a number of entrance exams as dates of the
entrance exams had clashed last year, so the association of management colleges
conducted a combined admission exam for all the institutes this year.

Hence,
statement B is cause and statement A is effect

Answer:
b)

4).

Conclusion
I :This conclusion cannot be drawn because there is no intersection between
mango and colour.

Conclusion
II : From the Venn diagram, we can see that there is a possibility that no
liquid is on juice. Thus, statement II is not valid always.

Hence,
neither conclusion I not II follows.

Answer:
d)

5).

Conclusion
I: From the Venn diagram we can see that I is not a definite conclusion as
there could be a possibility that no winner is cricketer. Therefore, conclusion
I is a possibility but not a definite conclusion.

Conclusion
II: From the Venn diagram we can see that some players that are cricketers are
definitely boys. Hence , only conclusion II follows.

Answer:
b)

6).

Conclusion
I :From the Venn diagram we can see that I is not a definite conclusion as
there could be a possibility that no Element is pin. Thus, conclusion I is a
possibility but not a definite conclusion.

Conclusion
II : From the Venn diagram we can see that some iron(that is pin) has to be
pencil. Thus, II is not a definite conclusion. Thus, conclusion II doesn’t
follow. Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Answer:
d)

7).

conclusion
I : From the Venn diagram we can see that since no Wind-mill is AC, There is no
set where there are both wind-mill and AC. But as all the fans are AC, there
cannot be a set which has fan and wind-mill as this set will have to contain
AC. Thus, conclusion I follows.

Conclusion
II : From the Venn diagram we can see that, some cooler may or may not be
wind-mill. Thus, statement II is not a definite conclusion. Hence, only
conclusion I follows.

Answer:
a)

8).

Conclusion
I: From the Venn the diagram we can see that some Samsung are Nokia. Thus,
conclusion I definitely follows. Conclusion II : From the Venn diagram we can
see that no Apple is Sony. Thus, conclusion II definitely follows. Therefore, both
conclusion I and II follow.

Answer:
e)

Directions (Q. 9-10): Q
is the son of R is not the mother.So, R is the father Q.P is married to R. So,
P is the wife of R and the mother of Q. X is the daughter of P and hence of R
and so she is the sister of Q. Y is the brother of R and Z is the brother of Q.

R
is the husband of P and Z is the brother of P. So, Z is the brother-in-law of
R.

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